Jamal Al-Faqawi

Their life

Jamal Al-Faqawi was a 28-year-old Palestinian journalist affiliated with the Mithaq Media Network, a local outlet in the Gaza Strip. He dedicated his work to reporting on life under siege, focusing on the daily experiences of Palestinians amid ongoing conflict. Known for his commitment to storytelling and documenting the truth, Jamal was recognized for his courage and journalistic integrity.

On October 25, 2023, Jamal was killed when an Israeli airstrike struck his home in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. The strike, which reportedly also killed members of his family, occurred during a broader Israeli military campaign that resulted in widespread casualties, including several journalists.

Jamal Al-Faqawi was a 28-year-old Palestinian journalist affiliated with the Mithaq Media Network, a local outlet in the Gaza Strip. He dedicated his work to reporting on life under siege, focusing on the daily experiences of Palestinians amid ongoing conflict. Known for his commitment to storytelling and documenting the truth, Jamal was recognized for his courage and journalistic integrity.

On October 25, 2023, Jamal was killed when an Israeli airstrike struck his home in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. The strike, which reportedly also killed members of his family, occurred during a broader Israeli military campaign that resulted in widespread casualties, including several journalists.

Jamal’s death is part of a tragic pattern of media professionals being killed in Gaza, and his passing has been condemned by international press freedom organizations. He is remembered by colleagues and loved ones as a brave voice who used his pen and camera to resist silence and give visibility to his people’s suffering.

How they died

Israeli airstrike

​Journalist Jamal Al-Faqawi, affiliated with the Mithaq Media Network, was killed on October 25, 2023, when an Israeli airstrike struck his residence in Khan Yunis, located in the southern Gaza Strip.

A plea from the family

In the wake of the airstrike that took the life of Jamal Al-Faqawi, his surviving relatives have spoken out in grief and desperation, calling for an end to the targeting of civilians and journalists in Gaza. “Jamal was not a soldier — he was a journalist, a father, a son, a brother,” a relative said through tears. “He lived to tell the truth, to show the world what was happening to our people. Why was he killed in his own home?” Family members describe Jamal as a kind and committed man, deeply loved by his community. The same airstrike that killed him also took the lives of several members of his family, turning a place of refuge into a site of unimaginable sorrow. “We are not just numbers,” his sister reportedly cried. “We are families, we are stories, we are lives. Jamal wanted the world to see us — and now, we ask the world not to forget him.”

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Jamal Al-Faqawi, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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